O Lord, thou [art] my God
Not by creation and providence only, but by covenant and grace.
This is the first and foundation blessing of grace, and secures
all the rest; in this true happiness consists, and is preferable
to every other enjoyment; the knowledge of it is come at in
effectual calling, and by the witnessing of the Spirit; it is the
highest attainment of grace to be assured of it; and though it is
not always seen and known, it will always remain, and will be the
glory of the New Jerusalem state, ( Revelation
21:3 Revelation
21:7 ) . These are the words, Aben Ezra says, either of the
prophet, or of the ancients, before whom the Lord will reign, (
Isaiah
24:23 ) . Kimchi says of the latter, which seems very
probable, these are the elders and representatives of the church;
see ( Revelation
11:16 Revelation
11:17 ) ( Revelation
19:1 Revelation
19:2 Revelation
19:4 ) : I will exalt thee;
the Lord God, Father, Son, and Spirit; the Father, by attributing
the whole of salvation to his love and free favour; the Son, by
ascribing deity to him, by making use of him in all his offices
of Prophet, Priest, and King, and by giving him the glory of
salvation wrought out by him; the Spirit, in his person, and the
operations of his grace. Christ, in particular, will be exalted
in this state as King of saints, and because of his having taken
to himself his reigning power, ( Revelation
11:15 Revelation
11:17 ) ( 15:4 ) :
I will praise thy name;
celebrate his perfections, confess him before men, praise him for
all his benefits; this is one way of exalting him, and is the
great work of New Testament saints, and especially in the latter
day; see ( Revelation
19:1-6 ) : for thou hast done wonderful
[things];
this respects not so much the wonderful things in nature and
grace, either in creation and providence, or in redemption and
effectual calling; but what will be done in the latter day; as
the conversion of the Jews and Gentiles, the destruction of
antichrist, and the glorious appearing of the kingdom of Christ:
[thy] counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and]
truth;
the decrees and purposes of God, which are from eternity, are all
truly and faithfully performed; this is an amplification of the
wonderful things which are done according to the counsel of the
divine will; not only the choice of men to salvation, the
redemption of them by Christ, and their effectual calling; but
the calling of the Jews and Gentiles, in particular, in the
latter day, and all things relating to the church to the end of
time; which, as they were fixed in the eternal purpose of God,
they are punctually and exactly brought about in time; these are
the true and faithful sayings of God, ( Revelation
19:9 ) ( 21:5 ) .